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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util;


/**
 * Defines a simple key value pair.
 * <p>
 * A Map Entry has considerable additional semantics over and above a simple
 * key-value pair. This interface defines the minimum key value, with just the
 * two get methods.
 * 
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 437007 $ $Date: 2006-08-26 02:06:17 +0300 (Sat, 26 Aug 2006) $
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface KeyValue
{

    /**
     * Gets the key from the pair.
     * 
     * @return the key
     */
    Object getKey();


    /**
     * Gets the value from the pair.
     * 
     * @return the value
     */
    Object getValue();

}
